International Projects

What’s an International Project?

One of EWB-SDSU’s main focuses is to work on international development projects. Each project is planned and developed to meet the specific needs of the partner community. Like other chapters, our chapter follows EWB-USA’s set of guidelines in all aspects of these projects.

The Nicaragua Project

We are currently working on an international development project that will benefit the communities of Agua Fria, El Delirio, and La Canada in Nicaragua. These communities all use a spring as their only water source that is unreliable and not easily accessible. We plan on designing and implementing a solar powered pump distribution system to pump water up from the spring to the top of the hill and a gravity fed distribution system to transport the water to two communal taps in the communities. The system will provide these communities with accessible, potable water.

​Right now, we are in the assessment phase of our project. Our first assessment trip took place in July of 2016. During the first trip we focused on building relationships in the community, meeting their leaders, and assessing the feasibility of the project. Following a successful first trip, we are currently planning our second assessment trip which will focus on collecting technical data move forward with the design.